Warp-thread and selvage guide for looms.



. Patented Sept. 25, |900.

N. CARTIER.

No. 658,34l.

WADP THREAD AND SELVAGE GUIDE FOR LDOIIS.

(Application filed June 28, 1899.)

(No Model.)

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

NOAH CARTIER, OF BIDDEFORD, MAINE, ASSIGNOR TO JACOB CARTIER AND ARTHURGEORGE PELLETIER, OF SAME PLACE.

WARP-THREAD AND SELVAGE GUIDE FOR LOOMS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N o. 658,341, datedSeptember 2.5, 1900.

Application led June' 28, 1 89 9.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, NOAH CARTIER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Biddeford, in the county of York and State of Maine, haveinvented a Warp-Thread and Selvage Guide for Looms, of which thefollowing is a specification.

In the operation of weaving the warpthreads, especially theselvage-threads on each side of the warp, frequently overlie each otherand become intermixed, so that in the event of the breakage of one ofthese threads itis often difficult to find the broken ends in order totie them together, much loss of time being thereby occasioned, resultingin pecuniary loss to the weaver who works by the cut or piece.

To overcome thisdifficulty is the object of my invention, which consistsin a narrow plate or strip adapted to be so fastened to a loom as toextend into the path of the warpthreads and being provided with a seriesof holes forming guides for said threads,where by they are separatedfrom each other and held apart as they pass to the shuttle-race,thethreads which are admitted to the guideholes through slits extendingtherefrom to the edge of the strip, being thereby prevented fromoverlying each other and becoming intermixed, as hereinafter more fullyset forth.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of mywarp-thread guide and the adjacent portion of the loom-frame by which itis supported and from which it projects into the path of thewarp-threads. Fig. 2 is an enlarged side elevation of my warp-threadguide and its holder, the position which it occupies when not requiredfor use being indicated by dotted lines.

In the said drawings, A represents a portion of the framework of a loom;B, the warpbeam; C, the guide-roll, over which the warpthreads a pass tothe shuttle-race, and b the leaserod.

D is a narrow plate or strip, preferably composed1 of sole-leather orleather-board, but wh-ich may be made of any other suitable material.Through a hole c at the outer end of this strip is looped a piece ofspring-wire d, twisted at e, whereby the two portions are caused to bearwith a yielding pressure Serial No. 722,205. KNO model.)

against the opposite sides of the strip D, thereby holding it in ahorizontal position in the path of the warp-threads between theguide-roll C and the shuttle-race, as shown in Fig. l, but permitting itto be swung down on the looped end of the wire as a pivot into theposition shown in dotted lines in Fig. 2 when not required for use. Thewire d, which forms a holder for the strip D, is bent 6o at its outerend into the proper shape to fit around the adjacent portion A of theloomframe, over which it is sprung, as shown in Fig. 1, and from whichit can be easily re-` moved when desired, the free end 10 being 65provided with a hook l2, which is caught over the adjacent portion l5,thereby forming a tight clasp. Any other suitable form of holder may,however, be employed which will properly support the strip D and hold it7o in position for use, the strip being preferably pivoted to the end ofthe holder, so that it can be swung down into a vertical position whennot required for use. The strip D is provided with small holes f, spacedapart, each hole forming a guide for a single warpthread, which passestherethrough. These holes are preferably arranged in two parallel rows,the holes of one row alternating with those of the other row, as shown;but, if de- 8o sired, the strips may be made with a single row of holesonly. Extending at an angle from the upper or lower edge of the strip Dto one side of each holef is a slit g, through which the warp-thread canbe readily slipped into its hole, the inclination of said slit and itstangential arrangement with respect to the hole with which itcommunicates effectually preventing the warp-thread from slipping out ofsaid hole after having been placed 9o therein. At the point where eachslit f reaches the edge of the strip D is formed a notch h, which formsa guide for locating the warpthread in a position to instantly enter theslit g, thereby enabling the weaver to place the warp-threads in theproper holes in the shortest possible time. The arrangement of the holesfin two alternating rows, as shown, with their entrance-slits extendingboth to the top and bottom edge of the strip, enables me looV to placetheholes much nearer together than would be practicable if the holeswere placed in a single straight row with their slits e-X- tending toone edge only of the strip, as the slits must be sufficiently far apartto avoid undue weakening of the body of the guidestrip. By theemployment of the above-described thread-guiding device it will be seenthat the warp-threads which pass through the holes f are separated fromeach other and held apart as they pass from the roll C to theshuttle-race,` whereby all liability of their riding one over the otherand becoming interrnixed, as heretofore, is entirely avoided, andconsequently the breakage of a thread will be readily noticed, enablingthe broken ends to be easily found and united a great saving of timebeing thereby effected, and the production of the loom proportionatelyincreased, to the great advantage of the weaver.

In the drawings I have shown the threadguide of such length as toreceive the selvagethreads only, as these threads are most liable to beintermixed; but it will be obvious that the guide may be made of greaterlength, or, if desired, of such length as to extend entirely across theloom to receive the entire series of warp-threads without departing fromthe spirit of my invention.

I prefer to make my thread-guide of leather or leather-board on accountof its softness and consequent freedom from liability to cut the threadsas they pass through its holes; but it may be made of any other materialthat may be found adapted for the purpose.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

l. A Warp-thread guide consisting of a strip or plate provided with aseries of holes for the passage of the threads, whereby they areseparated and held apart, and having inclined slits arrangedtangentially with respect to said holes, and extending therefrom to theedge of the strip, for the admission of the threads to the holes,substantially as described.

2. Awarp-thread guide consisting of astrip or plate provided with holesfor the passage of the threads, and slits leading from its edge to saidholes in combination with a supporting device or holder adapted to beattached to the loom, said strip being pivoted to said holder, wherebyit may be turned down into a vertical position when not required foruse, substantially as described.

3. The combination with a warp-thread guide consisting of a strip orplate provided with holes for the passage of the threads, and slitsleading from its edge to said holes, of a support or holder composed ofspring-wire, and adapted to be sprung over and clasped around anadjacent portion of the frame of a loom, whereby it is held in the pathof the warp-threads, substantially as described.

4. A warp-th read guide consisting of a st rip or plate provided withtwo parallel rows or series of holes for guiding the threads, the holesof one row alternating with those ofthe other, and entrance-slits forthe threads leading from said holes to the upper and lower edges of thestrip, substantially as described.

Witness my hand this 17th day of May,

NOAH CARTIER. In presence of EMILE A. FORTIN, MARIE MENARD.

